Joe Rogan Experience #2216 - Luke Bryan

1. 0:00 – 15:00

   (drum roll) Joe Rogan podcast,…

   1. NANarrator0:01

      (drum roll) Joe Rogan podcast, check it out.

   2. LBLuke Bryan0:04

      The Joe Rogan Experience.

   3. JRJoe Rogan0:06

      Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night, all day. (rock music) Hey, what's up, Luke? (laughs)

   4. LBLuke Bryan0:14

      Good. This has been... Thank... This has been a long time in the making.

   5. JRJoe Rogan0:18

      Well, d- I need to thank you for taking care of my family when they came to see your show.

   6. LBLuke Bryan0:23

      Well, I hope they had a great time, and-

   7. JRJoe Rogan0:24

      They had a fucking fantastic time.

   8. NANarrator0:26

      (laughs)

   9. JRJoe Rogan0:26

      But it was also, my daughter was, like, freaked out 'cause she was going to the show. She didn't know if she was gonna get to meet you, and her friend didn't know they were gonna get to meet you either, so-

   10. LBLuke Bryan0:33

       So we, we were able to keep that, uh, uh, keep that a good little, good little, uh, good little secret too, so-

   11. JRJoe Rogan0:39

       Yeah, it was cool. They had the best time. They, they came back-

   12. LBLuke Bryan0:42

       Yeah.

   13. JRJoe Rogan0:42

       ... beaming, so thank you.

   14. LBLuke Bryan0:43

       Well, Vegas, you know, that was wrapping up Vegas, so, uh, yeah. We, uh, that was a, that was a, a fun two years of, of residency there.

   15. JRJoe Rogan0:53

       Did you do two years there?

   16. LBLuke Bryan0:54

       I did... Yeah, I did two years, uh, 26 shows per year.

   17. JRJoe Rogan0:59

       (exhales)

   18. LBLuke Bryan0:59

       Dude, man, like-

   19. JRJoe Rogan1:02

       Vegas will take a little piece of your soul.

   20. LBLuke Bryan1:04

       Well, here-

   21. JRJoe Rogan1:05

       Just a little tiny piece every day. (laughs)

   22. LBLuke Bryan1:06

       Well, the thing about it is, like, all of that get to Vegas and, like, you know, you run to the craps table or blackjack table your whole life getting to Vegas. Dude, I got all that. I could... I'm like, I get to Vegas, I'm like, "Man, let's just sit in a room, watch a little sports," and I got, got the gambling out of the system.

   23. JRJoe Rogan1:31

       Well, that's good.

   24. LBLuke Bryan1:32

       (laughs)

   25. JRJoe Rogan1:32

       Did you use to... Did you used to gamble a lot?

   26. LBLuke Bryan1:35

       You know, I've always been... I've never been a sports gambler. Ne- uh, my dad, my, uh... But my dad raised me to kind of be a poker player kind of kid. He was a, like a... I mean, I used to joke, if my dad didn't play poker, we'd have never had Santa Claus, you know?

   27. JRJoe Rogan1:56

       (laughs)

   28. LBLuke Bryan1:56

       He... I mean, he was r- I mean, he was just a crazy little poker player and, like, a little pool hustler, and then, uh, and then, um...

   29. JRJoe Rogan2:05

       Oh, so he was all in. He was all in with the gambling.

   30. LBLuke Bryan2:07

       Well, so one of my dad's fa- one of my dad's famous quotes is, um... So we, we, uh, we... He flies me out to Vegas when I'm 21 or whatever and, man, I had, like... We were in college, and I took, like, 300 or 400 bucks with me, you know, just broke as shit. And, uh, two hours into the trip lose my money and, you know, this was like, well, where we were still had truck phones, you know. I'm not even sure we were, like, toting... No, we certainly didn't have, like, the Motorola Razr where he could just call me, so he just goes looking for him and he calls my hotel room, and I'm... He's like, "Boy, what you doing?" He's real Georg- real southern Georgia. I said, "I done lost all my damn money and he- hell with this place." He goes, "Well, you ain't gonna win it back in the goddamn room." (laughs)
2. 15:00 – 30:00

   Mm-hmm. …

   1. JRJoe Rogan15:00

      When we got there, he was down $600,000.

   2. LBLuke Bryan15:04

      Mm-hmm.

   3. JRJoe Rogan15:04

      And I was like, "What is happening here?"

   4. NANarrator15:06

      I heard him say he learned how to play craps because you can bet more.

   5. JRJoe Rogan15:09

      (laughs)

   6. NANarrator15:09

      Like, you can bet, like, 500K in or something-

   7. LBLuke Bryan15:12

      (laughs)

   8. NANarrator15:12

      ... or crazy like that. (laughs)

   9. JRJoe Rogan15:13

      That's so crazy.

   10. LBLuke Bryan15:15

       (inhales deeply)

   11. JRJoe Rogan15:16

       I couldn't... I w- I was getting anxiety just sitting there watching. And so then, then Taylor LaJuan came over, and Dana and Taylor have this deal where Dana teaches Taylor what to gamble and how to do it. They're down $120,000 in, what, five minutes? Five minutes. Five minutes, they're down 120 grand, and I'm just sitting there going, "What the fuck, man?" Look, Dana's rich as shit.

   12. LBLuke Bryan15:37

       Obviously.

   13. JRJoe Rogan15:37

       I t- I know Taylor is wealthy, but there's like a level where you could lose-

   14. LBLuke Bryan15:41

       Well-

   15. JRJoe Rogan15:41

       $125,000 is $125,000.

   16. LBLuke Bryan15:44

       Well, yeah. I mean, I've learned kinda like if you're betting 1,000 a hand, you can get down 50-

   17. JRJoe Rogan15:51

       Yeah.

   18. LBLuke Bryan15:52

       ... like in-

   19. JRJoe Rogan15:53

       Yeah.

   20. LBLuke Bryan15:53

       ... quick. But when you transition to that 30, 40, 50,000 a hand, you'll be down a million or n- a million or two.

   21. JRJoe Rogan16:02

       Yeah.

   22. LBLuke Bryan16:02

       And I, and I, I say 'cause I've watched some other buddies that bet on that level. I'm talking about like 15-hand swing is a $800,000 swing, and I'm like...

   23. NANarrator16:13

       (exhales) .

   24. LBLuke Bryan16:13

       But that's the scary part about gambling. When you start, when you don't have m- much money and you grow into some money, but your, your level of what you wanna press your, your anxiety level-

   25. JRJoe Rogan16:26

       Yeah.

   26. LBLuke Bryan16:26

       ... and your endorphins and all that, it grows with your, your wealth. And man, next thing you know, you're...

   27. JRJoe Rogan16:32

       Well, that's the only way they get their fix too.

   28. LBLuke Bryan16:34

       Right. Yeah, you gotta-

   29. JRJoe Rogan16:34

       They can't play $20 a hand.

   30. LBLuke Bryan16:35

       Yeah, right. That goes away.
3. 30:00 – 45:00

   Yeah, they don't play…

   1. LBLuke Bryan30:00

      seconds.

   2. JRJoe Rogan30:00

      Yeah, they don't play any games.

   3. LBLuke Bryan30:01

      Yeah.

   4. JRJoe Rogan30:01

      When they have their cubs with them, they don't take any chances, like, "I'm gonna incapacitate this dude."

   5. LBLuke Bryan30:06

      Yeah.

   6. JRJoe Rogan30:06

      "Fuck him."

   7. LBLuke Bryan30:08

      It is, uh... So that was my- that was my grizzly encounter.

   8. JRJoe Rogan30:11

      I wish all these people that get to vote, unlike BC, when BC outlawed grizzly bear hunting-

   9. LBLuke Bryan30:18

      (laughs)

   10. JRJoe Rogan30:18

       I wish all those people that experi- You should have to experience what it's actually like there. You should have to see.

   11. LBLuke Bryan30:24

       (sighs) Well, I-

   12. JRJoe Rogan30:25

       You should have to see the population, you see what it's like experiencing them. These aren't teddy bears. And y- for you saying you shouldn't be able to manage the population as wildlife biologists say it should be managed, you're putting people in danger, especially people that live up there.

   13. LBLuke Bryan30:37

       Well, the thing about it with me, now, listen, I grew up deer hunting my whole life, ducks, dove, quail, and man, I always had a soft spot for bears. And probably I still... It's not like I gotta go shoot bears every year. I mean, whatever. But when you find out, when you hear, you are a hunter and there are... Like, when I met John and- and Jenny and they were like, "Luke, there are so many."... that are- that need to be managed. I was like, "Man, that's cool. Let's go- let's go do a bear hunt." Had a great time and didn't, you know, didn't get all heady with killing a bear. I mean, I know guys in Tennessee, in Gatlinburg, Joe, I mean, dude, they are darting black bears off second story moat- uh, Holiday Inn balconies. They're digging in ... I mean, they're digging in candy- you know, vending machines-

   14. JRJoe Rogan31:32

       Oh, yeah.

   15. LBLuke Bryan31:32

       ... walking. And I'm like, "Dude, it's just a matter of time somebody's gonna walk out their balcony and these ... they're gonna get- they're gonna get got right there."

   16. JRJoe Rogan31:40

       100%.

   17. LBLuke Bryan31:40

       And they dart them and move them back into the Smoky Mountains, and then-

   18. JRJoe Rogan31:44

       You know what happened in New Jersey, right? The governor ran on this policy of banning the grizzly bear hunt, and he got in ... or excuse me, the black bear hunt. And so-

   19. LBLuke Bryan31:52

       In Jersey.

   20. JRJoe Rogan31:52

       In Jersey. Jer- Jersey has the most black bears per capita in the country, which is crazy. I'm gonna send you something 'cause I sent this to Cam, uh, last night 'cause it's nuts. This dude just shot the, um, state record.

   21. LBLuke Bryan32:05

       So it's back in.

   22. JRJoe Rogan32:06

       Yes, it's back in-

   23. LBLuke Bryan32:07

       Right.

   24. JRJoe Rogan32:07

       ... immediately. (laughs) Because they had so many interactions. Joe-

   25. LBLuke Bryan32:12

       My mother lives in Mexico Beach, Florida on the Panhandle.

   26. JRJoe Rogan32:16

       Oh, there's a lot over there too.

   27. LBLuke Bryan32:18

       And they ... like, trash cans turned over every day, crazy amounts in S- in South Georgia-

   28. JRJoe Rogan32:24

       Joe.

   29. LBLuke Bryan32:24

       ... and Florida.

   30. JRJoe Rogan32:24

       Yeah, that's it. So I have a photo-
4. 45:00 – 1:00:00

   Well, hunting is a…

   1. LBLuke Bryan45:01

      Those elk were... I mean, you know, having your boys, I mean that, that's, that's what I live for, and to, to keep the... You know. And I, I just wish we could create a narrative where getting your children doing that will, will... I mean, I don't know. I-

   2. JRJoe Rogan45:16

      Well, hunting is a very difficult entry. It's very difficult.

   3. LBLuke Bryan45:19

      It is.

   4. JRJoe Rogan45:20

      If you're a person who's, like, listening to this, like I've, I've never hunted before but I'd like to learn how to do it, good luck. It's very hard to do.

   5. LBLuke Bryan45:27

      You're right.

   6. JRJoe Rogan45:27

      Very, very hard. It's very hard to find someone who's gonna teach you, who has the patience to show you what to do. If you've never shot a rifle before, it's very hard to understand, like, what is the difference between a 300 Win Mag and a seven millimeter or what?

   7. LBLuke Bryan45:40

      Yeah. It, it-

   8. JRJoe Rogan45:41

      Or this and that?

   9. LBLuke Bryan45:42

      That, that's the... That is the tricky part, really, with all outdoors.

   10. JRJoe Rogan45:46

       Yeah.

   11. LBLuke Bryan45:46

       If you could, if you could bridge the gap between, um, all parts of urban life and allow urban life to, to find a place to go, but the, the... When... We went through a phase in outdoors where landowners were like, "If you hunt my land and you twist your ankle and break your leg, you're gonna sue me, so know you're not allowed to come hunt my land," so all the deer get overpopulated, eat all my crops. And then... So I think now states, I think Tennessee has put a law in to where some of those, uh, getting sued... Well, what I'm, what I'm saying is that feeds people's inability to go find somewhere to hunt, too.

   12. JRJoe Rogan46:30

       Right.

   13. LBLuke Bryan46:30

       I mean, you're... So many people don't have a 50-acre farm. They can't afford it, but they want to go hunt, and then I just hope the hunting community and even the whole outdoor community can make it more accessible, and landowners. I mean, I had this little lady that, that, um, um, I wanted to turkey hunt. Her... She had 60 acres, it bordered, like, a 300-acre track of mine, and I was like, "Ma'am, when, when I'm out hunting and some of my turkeys or our turkeys may cross onto your property, do you mind if I go..." And she... And her house is a mile away from... Or, it's 50 acres, it's probably 400 yards. She thought my shotgun was gonna shoot through her house and kill her.

   14. JRJoe Rogan47:11

       (laughs)

   15. LBLuke Bryan47:11

       And I had to spend 45 minutes, and she grew up in Tennessee in the country-

   16. JRJoe Rogan47:17

       Right.

   17. LBLuke Bryan47:17

       ... and she doesn't understand-

   18. JRJoe Rogan47:19

       What a shot is.

   19. LBLuke Bryan47:20

       ... that a shotgun is not, you know...

   20. JRJoe Rogan47:21

       Right.

   21. LBLuke Bryan47:22

       And so, man, the education of it all just... The bridge and the knowledge of it gradually gets worse and worse.

   22. JRJoe Rogan47:30

       Right.

   23. LBLuke Bryan47:31

       But, but the need for it-

   24. JRJoe Rogan47:32

       Gets greater and greater.

   25. LBLuke Bryan47:34

       And then... Gets greater and greater, and I tell my children all the time, I'm like, "Boys, there is no drug in the world." And I'm not a... You know, I, I'm pretty straight guy. I never done, done much of that, but I said, "I got a lot of crazy buddies that have, and when a big elk's walking in or a big white tail or you hook a big fish, there... That, the, the adrenaline from that, no drug will replace it." And-

   26. JRJoe Rogan47:58

       Nothing's like it. I've done some wild shit in my time.

   27. LBLuke Bryan48:01

       (laughs) I, I've, I've seen the documentation of the wild stuff, so.

   28. JRJoe Rogan48:04

       Yeah, I've done some wild shit. I'm gonna, I'm gonna send you a video, Jamie, of something that happened last week. So this, this is, uh, the best example of that. This is the best example of that. We had this elk and he was out at about 50 yards. We'd snuck it, snuck in on him. He was over the ridge. At 50 yards we could see the tips of his antlers moving around. I had my sights set at 50 yards, and as my friend was calling him, my friend was at a tree that was about 20 yards from me. He came right into our lap. So it was one of those things where I had him ranged at 50-

   29. LBLuke Bryan48:37

       50 and then boom.

   30. JRJoe Rogan48:37

       And then, and then I see him coming in. He's coming in. I dial in, I range him again at 40, I dial him in, I'm like, "Oh shit, he's coming into our lap." He just kept coming in. Watch this video. This is-
5. 1:00:00 – 1:15:00

   Wow. …

   1. LBLuke Bryan1:00:00

      this weekend. We killed, w- we killed two.

   2. GUGuest1:00:04

      Wow.

   3. LBLuke Bryan1:00:04

      So, so 1,200 is ... I mean, um-

   4. GUGuest1:00:08

      It's much larger than a deer would have in its natural realm.

   5. LBLuke Bryan1:00:10

      Yeah, and I, you know, I ... Listen, I mean, we, there, there are a million ways you can cr- criticize me for having the high fence, but you know, I have low fences that we, we bounce back and forth on the low fences 'cause that's fun as hell too, to not know what's walking in. But the main thing is, is I wanted my boys to have the ability to manage deer and, and grow 'em. And I grew up, I love South Texas, big, big. I love South Texas deer hunting. Like ... But I learned, I leased, I leased a South Texas place down here, and then I learned having, you know, young children and my schedule, man, to go own a South Texas ranch, commit that much to a South Texas ranch, and get five days there wasn't my thing. So my, my high fence in Tennessee is kinda like my little ode or my little homage to, to my love for South Texas white tails, so ...

   6. GUGuest1:01:07

      So you can keep it close.

   7. LBLuke Bryan1:01:09

      Keep it close, it's 55 minutes from the house.

   8. GUGuest1:01:11

      Oh, that's nice.

   9. LBLuke Bryan1:01:12

      And it's a, it's a retreat. I get down there. You know, Starlink has ruined us 'cause now we have internet. (laughs)

   10. GUGuest1:01:20

       Yeah.

   11. LBLuke Bryan1:01:20

       But before that, man, we'd pull in the, pull in the holler down there and you'd have to drive up to the hill to make a phone call, but oh, oh, Elon saved us on that, so ...

   12. GUGuest1:01:29

       Yeah, the new Starlink's wild. It's the size of a, like a notebook. You can lay it down in a field.

   13. LBLuke Bryan1:01:32

       Well, what was funny is the first time, the first time we saw the satellites come over, we were at elk camp.

   14. GUGuest1:01:39

       Oh, wow.

   15. LBLuke Bryan1:01:39

       And you know, my nephew Teal, he's 21, and we're all liquored up, and my nephew, he goes, "Guys-I know we've been drinking all day.

   16. JRJoe Rogan1:01:48

       (laughs)

   17. LBLuke Bryan1:01:48

       But what in the hell is coming toward us right now? And we were like... And then w- we had one guy in the group was like, "Goddamn, that's Elon Musk."

   18. JRJoe Rogan1:02:00

       (laughs)

   19. LBLuke Bryan1:02:01

       And we watched it go over, and we were like-

   20. JRJoe Rogan1:02:03

       Oh.

   21. LBLuke Bryan1:02:04

       Wow, what a, what a-

   22. JRJoe Rogan1:02:06

       It's amazing. We, we used one in Utah for the first time this year. It's so easy to set up, set it up in like five minutes.

   23. LBLuke Bryan1:02:11

       We did it too.

   24. JRJoe Rogan1:02:12

       And then we're online, YouTube, whatever you want.

   25. LBLuke Bryan1:02:13

       I mean, my wife, when I went to elk camp, my wife was like, "All right, I'll, I'll hear y- I'll see you, I'll talk to you in six days." First day, elk camp, set the Starlink out. FaceTime.

   26. JRJoe Rogan1:02:25

       Yeah.

   27. LBLuke Bryan1:02:26

       "Hey, baby, how are you?"

   28. JRJoe Rogan1:02:28

       It's crazy.

   29. LBLuke Bryan1:02:28

       Yeah.

   30. JRJoe Rogan1:02:29

       My, uh, buddy was, um, uh, deer hunting recently in South Texas, and he said on three different occasions in the week, their deer got bumped by illegals. He said it was crazy. He said illegal aliens just moving through the ranch. He said they, they have, you know-
6. 1:15:00 – 1:15:33

   Ugh. …

   1. LBLuke Bryan1:15:00

      cake on a porcelain island off onto the floor, ate the pound cake and the porcelain dish, and like, X-ray, 100 shards of porcelain in his stomach.

   2. JRJoe Rogan1:15:13

      Ugh.

   3. LBLuke Bryan1:15:13

      The vet's like, "Put that fucker out in the yard 'cause there's..." And if he makes it, if he lives, call me back. He lived, and now I have duck hunting properties and my boy, you know, so and my, we're in the house blowing duck calls. My wife's like, you know. I mean, my wife's like fi- f- four boys in the house, all of them blowing duck calls.

   4. JRJoe Rogan1:15:33

      (laughs)

Episode duration: 3:03:27